All your festival listings for Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Brainerd, Rochester, Marshall, Blaine, Detroit Lakes and all of Minnesota.

Welcome to Minnesota’s most comprehensive festival guide where you can find festivals for this weekend, month and year in such cities as Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Brainerd, Rochester, Marshall, Blaine, Detroit Lakes and everywhere in-between in Minnesota.

This guide does NOT include conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event.

If there is a festival you do not see but would like listed, please Contact Me and let me know about it, especially smaller festivals that don’t have the advertising.

Before traveling to any festivals, please be sure to double check events via the link provided as events could have been rescheduled or cancelled without my knowledge, especially after damaging weather.

If there is an * (asterisk) next to the date, this means that I have not confirmed the date.

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APRIL

4/16 – Taste of McGregor – McGregor
4/18 –Iron Range Earth Fest – Virginia

4/25* – Minnesota Craft Beer Festival – Minneapolis – CANCELLED
4/26 –Homegrown Music Festival I – Duluth

4/27-5/3 – Homegrown Music Festival II – Duluth

MAY

5/2 – Rustic Mamas’ Market Spring Shopping Extravaganza – Owatonna
5/2 – Dirty Rotten Biker Fest – Princeton
5/2 – Fraser Festival – Saint Paul

5/8 – Albert Lea Cinco de Mayo – Albert Lea
5/8-5/9 – Mid West Music Fest – Winona
5/8-5/10 – Springtime and Sunshine Festival – Anoka
5/8-5/10 – Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival – Lake Elmo
5/9 – Festiversary at Bent Paddle Brewing Co – Duluth
5/9 – Minnesota Food Truck Festival: Hopkins – Hopkins
5/9* – MANIFEST – Mankato – DISCONTINUED
5/9-5/10 – White Earth Mother’s Day Pow Wow – White Earth

5/14-5/16 – Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds – Multiple Cities
5/14-5/17 – Infrasound Music Festival – Clarks Grove
5/15-5/16 – Vintage Artisan Market I – Cambridge
5/15-5/17 – Art-A-Whirl – Minneapolis
5/15-5/17 – SEMBA May Bluegrass Festival – Houston
5/16 – Plant Yourself in Gaylord – Gaylord
5/16 – Belwin Bison Festival – Lakeland
5/16 – International Day of Living Together in Peace Festival – Lakeville
5/16 – Made in Minnesota Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Marshall
5/16 – Rochester Pride – Rochester
5/16 – Shakopee Food Truck Festival – Shakopee
5/16* – Cinco de Mayo: Festival Latinos – Willmar
5/16-5/17 – Minnesota Songkran Festival – Saint Paul
5/17* – Spirit Fest – Hibbing
5/17 – Syttende Mai Celebration – Sunburg
5/17 – Honey and Jalapeno Book Fair – Vadnais Heights

5/18-5/24 – Duluth Dylan Fest – Duluth
5/22-5/23 – UtePaLooza Summer Music Festival – Minneapolis
5/22-5/24* – Leech Lake Memorial Day Traditional Powwow – Cass Lake
5/23 –The Great Big Jamboree – Minneapolis
5/24 – Beer, Bands and Bacon Festival – Henricks

5/28-5/30 – Spring into Summer at the Steele County Fairgrounds – Owatonna
5/29-5/30 – Street Faire at the Lakes – Detroit Lakes
5/29-5/30 – Flint Hills Family Festival – Saint Paul
5/29-5/31 – Morristown Dam Days – Morristown
5/29-5/31 – Kickoff Jam – Richmond
5/29-5/31 – St. Francis Pioneer Days – St. Francis
5/30 – Tater Daze Parade and Community Gathering – Brooklyn Park
5/30 – Straight River Art Festival – Faribault
5/30 – Asian Fair – Plymouth
5/30 – WaterFest – Saint Paul
5/30* – Ales in the Alley – Shakopee

JUNE

6/3-6/7 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo I – Apple Valley
6/3-6/7 – Prince Celebration – Chanhassen
6/4 – Party on the Plaza I – Burnsville
6/4-6/7 – Buffalo Days Celebration – Luverne
6/4-6/7 – Pine Island Cheese Festival – Pine Island
6/4-6/7 – Rum River Festival – Princeton
6/4-6/7 – Explore West St. Paul Days – West St. Paul
6/5-6/7 – Edina Art Fair – Edina
6/5-6/7 – Hugo Good Neighbor Days – Hugo
6/5-6/7 – Asian Street Food Night Market – Saint Paul
6/5-6/7 –Bullhead Days – Waterville
6/6 – Anoka Pride Day – Anoka
6/6 – Kites and Bites Festival – Bloomington
6/6* – Colors of Southeast Asia Fest – Brooklyn Center
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6/6* – Erskine Water Carnival – Erskine
6/6 – Lanesboro Rhubarb Festival – Lanesboro
6/6* – New London Porchfest – New London
6/6* –Pride in the Park – Northfield
6/6* – East Central Minnesota Pride – Pine City
6/6* – Russell Bandwagon Days – Russell
6/6 – Art in the Hallow – Saint Paul
6/6 – St. Anthony Park Arts Festival – Saint Paul
6/6 – Northborn Music Festival – Warroad
6/6-6/7 – Train Days – Saint Paul
6/7 – Eden Prairie Rib Fest – Eden Prairie
6/7 – Grand Old Day – Saint Paul

6/10-6/13 – Kick’n Up Kountry – Karlstad
6/10-6/14 – Albertville Friendly City Days – Albertville
6/10-6/14 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo II – Apple Valley
6/11* – Kingfield PorchFest – Minneapolis
6/11 – Thursdays Downtown I – Rochester
6/11-6/13 – Faribault Heritage Celebration – Faribault
6/11-6/13* – Janesville Hay Daze – Janesville
6/11-6/14 – Father Hennepin Festival – Champlin
6/12* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo I – Apple Valley – NEXT IN 2027
6/12-6/13 – Interlaken Heritage Days – Fairmont
6/12-6/13 – Fergus Falls Summerfest – Fergus Falls
6/12-6/13* – Little Falls Dam Festival – Little Falls
6/12-6/13 – Wild West Show at El Rancho Manana – Richmond
6/12-6/13 – Wadena June Jubilee – Wadena
6/12-6/13 – Worthington Windsurfing Regatta – Worthington
6/12-6/14 – Lower Sioux Indian Community Wacipi – Morton
6/12-6/14* – Waa Wi ye Gaa Maag Pow Wow – South Lake
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6/12-6/14* – White Earth Treaty Day Celebration and Pow Wow – White Earth
6/12-6/14 – Windom Riverfest – Windom
6/13 – Golden Valley Pride Festival – Golden Valley
6/13* – Cook County Pride – Grand Marais
6/13* – Hastings Pride Festival – Hastings
6/13* – Hopkins Pride Festival – Hopkins
6/13* – Nordic Midsummer Festival – Minneapolis – DISCONTINUED
6/13 – Springfest Artisan Fair – Norwood Young America
6/13* – Pelican Rapids Friendship Festival – Pelican Rapids
6/13* – Juneteenth Celebration Roseville – Roseville
6/13-6/14 – Great Northern Viking Festival – Mankato
6/13-6/14 – Chalkfest Maple Grove – Maple Grove
6/13-6/14 – Marshall Pride in the Park – Marshall
6/13-6/14 – Deutsche Tage/German Days – Saint Paul
6/13-6/14 – St. Paul Pride Festival – Saint Paul
6/14 – Bloomington Pride – Bloomington

6/17-6/19* – Town and Country Days – Paynesville
6/17-6/21 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo III – Apple Valley
6/17-6/21 – Winona Steamboat Days – Winona
6/18 – Thursdays Downtown II – Rochester
6/18 – Marketfest I (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
6/18-6/20 – Rockin’ Rogers – Rogers
6/18-6/21* – Atwater Festival Days – Atwater
6/18-6/21 – Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest – Cottage Grove
6/18-6/21* – Judy Garland Festival – Grand Rapids
6/19 – Juneteenth Celebration: The Reckoning – Minneapolis
6/19-6/20 – Spunktacular Days – Avon
6/19-6/20 – Rock the Bayfront Festival (Grandma’s Marathon) – Duluth
6/19-6/20 – Fulda Wood Duck Festival – Fulda
6/19-6/20 – The Nordic Culture Clubs’ Scandinavian Festival – Moorhead
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6/19-6/20 – Perham Turtle Fest – Perham
6/19-6/20 – Twin Cities Jazz Festival – Saint Paul
6/19-6/20 – Winstock Country Music Festival – Winsted
6/19-6/21 – Buffalo Days – Buffalo
6/19-6/21 – Pow Wow I – Mountain Lake
6/19-6/21* – Ivana Kupala – North Branch
6/19-6/21 – MSRA Back to the 50’s Weekend – Saint Paul
6/20 – Albert Lea Pride – Albert Lea
6/20 – Becker Freedom Days – Becker
6/20* – Bloomington Juneteenth Celebration – Bloomington
6/20* – Brooklyn Park Juneteenth Celebration – Brooklyn Park
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6/20 – Curd Fest – Brooten
6/20* – Chaska Pride Celebration – Chaska
6/20* – Flamingo Fest at Bent Paddle – Duluth
6/20 – Food Truck Extravaganza – Lake Elmo
6/20* – Midsommar Celebration – Minneapolis
6/20* – Owatonna Juneteenth Celebration – Owatonna
6/20 – Red Wing Pride – Red Wing
6/20-6/21* – Eagan Art Festival – Eagan – NEXT 6/19/27-6/20/27
6/20-6/21 – Stone Arch Bridge Festival – Minneapolis
6/20-6/21 – GoodStock – Spring Valley
6/20-6/21 – St. Louis Park Parktacular – St. Louis Park
6/20-6/21 – Land of the Loon Festival – Virginia
6/21* – Polish Day – Florian

6/22-6/23 – Pow Wow II – Mountain Lake
6/22-6/27* – Oakdale Summer Fest – Oakdale
6/23-6/27 – Rochesterfest – Rochester
6/24-6/28 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo IV – Apple Valley
6/24-6/28 – Willmar Fests – Willmar
6/25 – Thursdays Downtown III – Rochester
6/25 – Taste of Rosefest (Rosefest) – Roseville
6/25 – Lemonade Concert and Art Fair – St. Cloud
6/25 – Marketfest II (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
6/25-6/27 – Western Fest – Granite Falls
6/25-6/27 – The Great Midwest Rib Fest – Prior Lake
6/25-6/27 – Rapids River Days – Sauk Rapids
6/25-6/28 – Big Lake Spud Fest – Big Lake
6/25-6/28 – Columbia Heights Jamboree – Columbia Heights
6/25-6/28 – Water Ski Days – Lake City
6/26* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo II – Apple Valley – NEXT IN 2027
6/26-6/27 – Buhl Indepedence Day Celebration – Buhl
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6/26-6/27 – Loons and Lakes Festival – Crosslake
6/26-6/27 – Eden Valley Daze – Eden Valley
6/26-6/27 – Farmington Top the Tater Days (formerly Dew Days) – Farmington
6/26-6/27 – Family Fun Day (Rochesterfest) – Rochester
6/26-6/27 – Breakaway Music Festival – Saint Paul
6/26-6/28 – Paul Bunyan Days – Akeley
6/26-6/28 – Balaton Fun Fest – Balaton
6/26-6/28 – Blaine Festival – Blaine
6/26-6/28 – Henderson Sauerkraut Days – Henderson
6/26-6/28* – Melrose Riverfest – Melrose
6/26-6/28 – Water Tower Festival – Pipestone
6/26-6/28 – Summer Splash – Redwood Falls
6/26-6/28 – Kaposia Days – South St. Paul
6/27 – CHUM Rhubarb Festival – Duluth
6/27 – Ham Lake Freedom Festival – Ham Lake
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6/27 – Minnetonka Summer Fest – Minnetonka
6/27 – Pine City Freedom Fest – Pine City
6/27 – Party in the Park (Rosefest) – Roseville
6/27 – Midsommardagen – Scandia
6/27 – Bridge City Music Festival – Virginia
6/27* – Westbrook Fun Days – Westbrook
6/27-6/28 – Afton Strawberry Festival and Marketplace – Afton
6/27-6/28* – Apple Valley Freedom Days I – Apple Valley
6/27-6/28 – The Point Park Art Fair – Duluth
6/27-6/28 – Taste of Greece Duluth – Duluth
6/27-6/28 – Twin Cities Pride Festival – Minneapolis
6/27-6/28* – Hmong International Freedom Festival – Saint Paul
6/27-6/28 – Wayzata Art Experience – Wayzata
6/28* – Brainerd Arts in the Park – Brainerd
6/28 – St. Wendelin Parish Festival – Luxemburg
6/28* – Sweet Tooth Festival – Shakopee
6/28 – Groovin’ on the Green Food Festival at Sovereign Estate Winery – Waconia

6/29-7/3* – Apple Valley Freedom Days II – Apple Valley

JULY

7/1-7/4 – Delano 4th of July Celebration – Delano
7/1-7/5 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo V – Apple Valley
7/1-7/5 – Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival – Bemidji
7/2 – Marketfest III (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/2-7/4 – Chanhassen 4th of July Celebration – Chanhassen
7/2-7/4 – Coon Rapids 4th of July Celebration – Coon Rapids
7/2-7/5 – Fourth of July Jamboree – Albert Lea
7/3* – Aurora Patriotic Days – Aurora
7/3* – Summer Fete – Bloomington
7/3 – Nisswa Freedom Day – Nisswa
7/3-7/4 – Austin Freedom Festival – Austin
7/3-7/4 – Eagan July 4th Funfest – Eagan
7/3-7/4 – Taste of Minnesota – Minneapolis
7/3-7/4 – Stars and Stripes Days – Pequot Lakes
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7/3-7/4 – Freedom Fun Days – Prinsburg
7/3-7/4* – Joetown Rocks Parish Festival – St. Joseph
7/3-7/5* – Spicer 4th of July Celebration – Spicer
7/4* – Brainerd 4th of July Celebration – Brainerd
7/4 – Fourth Fest at Bayfront Festival Park – Duluth
7/4 – Eden Prairie 4th of July Hometown Celebration at Round Lake Park – Eden Prairie
7/4 – Fireworks and Family Fun (Pan-O-Prog) – Lakeville
7/4* – Red, White and Boom – Minneapolis
7/4* – 4th of July at Turner Hall Park – New Ulm
7/4* – Rochester 4th Fest – Rochester – DISCONTINUED
7/4 – Starbuck Heritage Days – Starbuck
7/4 – Stewartville Arts in the Park – Stewartville
7/4* – Walker on the 4th – Walker
7/4 – Rockin’ the River Music Fest – Warroad
7/4* – St. John Cantius July 4th Celebration – Wilno
7/4-7/5 – Hovland Arts Festival – Hovland

7/8-7/12 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo VI – Apple Valley
7/8-7/12 – Karl Oskar Days – Lindström
7/9 – Party on the Plaza II – Burnsville
7/9 – Hot Dog Nite – Luverne
7/9 – Thursdays Downtown IV – Rochester
7/9 – Marketfest IV (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/9-7/10 – Downtown Duluth Days – Duluth
7/9-7/11 – Blue Earth Giant Days – Blue Earth
7/9-7/11 – Dutch Festival – Edgerton
7/9-7/11 – Litchfield Watercade – Litchfield
7/9-7/11 – Pelican Fest – Pelican Rapids
7/9-7/11 – Vicki’s Camp N Country Jam – Redwood Falls
7/9-7/11 – Worthington International Festival – Worthington
7/9-7/12* – Duluth Festival of Sail – Duluth – My Review
7/9-7/12 – Hamel Rodeo – Hamel
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7/9-7/12 – Pan-O-Prog Carnival – Lakeville
7/9-7/12 – Lutsong Music Festival – Lutsen
7/9-7/12* – Lynlake Street Art Series – Minneapolis
7/9-7/12 – Whiz Bang Days – Robbinsdale
7/9-7/12* – Two Harbors Heritage Days – Two Harbors
7/10* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo III – Apple Valley – NEXT IN 2027
7/10 – Fish House Festival – New York Mills
7/10-7/11 – Andover FamilyFun Fest – Andover
7/10-7/11 – Fire and Ice Festival – Chaska
7/10-7/11 – Iconic Fest – Brainerd
7/10-7/11 – RiverSong Music Festival – Hutchinson
7/10-7/11 – Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Days – Isanti
7/10-7/11 – Rhythm of the River Music Festival – Jackson
7/10-7/11 – Laporte Independence Days – Laporte
Weekend continues below…

7/10-7/11* – Mendota Days – Mendota
7/10-7/11 – Lakefront Music Fest – Prior Lake
7/10-7/11 – Fins and Films – Spring Valley
7/10-7/11 – Country Club Festival – St. Paul
7/10-7/12 – Deer River Wild Rice Festival – Deer River
7/10-7/12 – Detroit Lakes Northwest Water Carnival I – Detroit Lakes
7/10-7/12 – Isle Days – Isle
7/10-7/12 – Madelia Park Days – Madelia
7/10-7/12 – Menahga Midsummer Celebration – Menahga
7/10-7/12 – Monticello Riverfest – Monticello
7/10-7/12 – Bay Days – Silver Bay
7/11* – Lakes Area Pride in the Park – Alexandria
7/11* – Taste Twin Ports – Duluth
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7/11 – Hector Corn Chaff Days – Hector
7/11* – Henning Festival – Henning
7/11 – Hibbing Jubilee – Hibbing
7/11* – Jeffers Outlaw Days – Jeffers
7/11 – River’s Edge Art & More Fair – Madelia
7/11* – Mazeppa Daze – Mazeppa
7/11 – Rare Beer Picnic – Moorhead
7/11 – Owatonna Pride in the Park – Owatonna
7/11* – WSP Pride in the Park – Saint Paul
7/11* – Walnut Grove Village Fair I – Walnut Grove
7/11-7/12 – Art Stock Art, Wine and Music Festival – Chaska
7/11-7/12 – Grand Marais Arts Festival – Grand Marais
7/11-7/12 – Phelps Mill Festival – Underwood
7/12* – SCHS Extravaganza – Owatonna

7/13-7/29 – Detroit Lakes Northwest Water Carnival II – Detroit Lakes
7/14 – Bastille Day – Minneapolis
7/14 – Rockin’ Robbins I – Willmar
7/14-7/15 – Bean Hole Days – Pequot Lakes
7/14-7/18 – Fete des Lacs/Festival of Lakes – Centerville
7/15-7/19 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo VII – Apple Valley
7/15-7/19 – Hopkins Raspberry Festival – Hopkins
7/15-7/19 – Maple Grove Days – Maple Grove
7/15-7/19 – Sinclair Lewis Days – Sauk Centre
7/16 – Thursdays Downtown V – Rochester
7/16 – Marketfest V (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/16-7/18 – Fridley ’49er Days – Fridley
7/16-7/18 – Spirit of the Lakes Festival – Mound
7/16-7/18 – Richmond River Lake Days – Richmond
7/16-7/19 – New London Water Days – New London
7/16-7/19 – Bavarian Blast – New Ulm
7/17-7/18 – Corn and Clover Carnival – Hinckley
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7/17-7/18 – Lester Prairie Days – Lester Prairie
7/17-7/18 – Freedom Fest – Little Falls
7/17-7/18 – Muskie Days – Nevis
7/17-7/18* – Sacred Heart Summerfest – Sacred Heart
7/17-7/18 – River Rib Fest – Watertown
7/17-7/19 – Mii Gwitch Mahnomen Days Traditional Powwow – Ball Club
7/17-7/19 – Belle Plaine BBQ Days – Belle Plaine
7/17-7/19 – Byron Good Neighbor Days – Byron
7/17-7/19 – Garrison Play Days Festival – Garrison
7/17-7/19 – Rivertown Days – Hastings
7/17-7/19 – Quartziter Days – Jasper
7/17-7/19 – Minnehaha Falls Art Fair – Minneapolis
7/17-7/19 – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival – Saint Paul
7/17-7/19 – Root River Antique Historical Power Show – Spring Valley
7/17-7/19 – Lumberjack Days – Stillwater
7/17-7/19 – Wannigan Days River Spirit Celebration – Taylors Falls/St. Croix Falls, WI
7/17-7/19 – Wrong Days in Wright – Wright
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7/18 – International Festival of Burnsville – Burnsville
7/18 – Bayfront Reggae and World Music Festival – Duluth
7/18 – East Bethel Booster Day – East Bethel
7/18 – Hewitt Pickle Fest – Hewitt
7/18* – Sacred Heart Polish Fest – Minneapolis
7/18 – Two Rivers Art Fair – Ramsey
7/18 – Rondo Days – Rondo
7/18 – Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games – Saint Paul
7/18* – Walnut Grove Village Fair II – Walnut Grove
7/18-7/19 – Watermark Art Festival – Bemidji
7/18-7/19* – Miltona Tornado Days – Miltona
7/18-7/19 – Moose Lake Agate Days – Moose Lake
7/18-7/19* – St. George Middle Eastern Festival – West St. Paul
7/19* – St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish Festival – Delano
7/19* – Sacred Heart Freeport Festival – Freeport

7/21 – Rockin’ Robbins II – Willmar
7/21-7/26 – Anoka County Fair – Anoka
7/22-7/26 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo VIII – Apple Valley
7/23* – Taste and Tour of Golden Valley – Golden Valley
7/23 – Thursdays Downtown VI – Rochester
7/23 – Marketfest VI (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/23-7/25 – Dilworth Loco Daze – Dilworth
7/23-7/25 – Midsummer Faire (Leprechaun Days) – Rosemount
7/23-7/26 – Glenwood Waterama – Glenwood
7/23-7/26 – Hoyt Lakes Water Carnival – Hoyt Lakes
7/23-7/26 – Recfest Bluegrass Festival – Milaca
7/24* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo IV – Apple Valley – NEXT IN 2027
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7/24-7/25 – Twin Cities Carifest – Minneapolis
7/24-7/25 – Wabasha Riverboat Days – Wabasha
7/24-7/26 – Chaska River City Days – Chaska
7/24-7/26 – Blueberry Art Festival – Ely
7/24-7/26* – Catfish Derby Days – Franklin
7/24-7/26 – Frazee Turkey Days – Frazee
7/24-7/26* – Houston Hoedown Days – Houston
7/24-7/26 – Gii-Ishkonigewag Pow-Wow – McGregor
7/24-7/26* – Palmfest – Minneapolis
7/24-7/26 – Montgomery Kolacky Days – Montgomery
7/24-7/26 – Onigum Traditional Powwow – Onigum
7/24-7/26 – Slice of Shoreview – Shoreview
7/24-7/26* – Aebleskiver Days – Tyler
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7/25* – Battle Lake Wenonga Days – Battle Lake
7/25* – Blackduck Woodcarvers Festival – Blackduck
7/25* – Nature Fest: Olas de Vida – Bloomington
7/25 – Center City Days – Center City
7/25* – Firefest – Cold Spring – DISCONTINUED
7/25* – Lake George Blueberry Festival – Lake George
7/25 – Goodridge Freedom Fest – Goodridge
7/25 – Corn Capital Days – Olivia
7/25* – St. Paul Water Lantern Festival – Saint Paul
7/25 – Truman Days – Truman
7/25* – Walnut Grove Village Fair III – Walnut Grove
7/25-7/26 – Alexandria Art in the Park – Alexandria
7/25-7/26 – Loring Park Art Festival – Minneapolis
7/25-7/26 – Waconia Wine Festival – Waconia
7/26 – The PeopleFest! Party – Eden Prairie
7/26* – Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Parish Summer Festival – Sleepy Eye

7/28 – Rockin’ Robbins III – Willmar
7/29-8/2 – Wanderlight Trail at the Minnesota Zoo IX – Apple Valley
7/29-8/2 – Sibley County Free Fair – Arlington
7/30 – Thursdays Downtown VII – Rochester
7/30-8/1 – Lake Bemidhi Dragon Boat Festival – Bemidji
7/30-8/2 – Lost 40 Music Festival – Le Sueur
7/30-8/2* – Minnesota Fringe Festival I – Minneapolis
7/30-8/2 – Vergas Looney Days – Vergas
7/31 – Marketfest VII (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/31-8/1* – Aitkin Riverboat Heritage Days – Aitkin
7/31-8/1* – Gitchee Gumee Agate Festival – Duluth
7/31-8/1* – Basilica Block Party – Minneapolis
7/31-8/1* – Nokomis Days – Minneapolis
7/31-8/1 – Thief River Falls RiverFest – Thief River Falls
7/31-8/1 – Leech Lake Area Block Party – Walker
7/31-8/2 – Belgian American Days – Ghent
7/31-8/2* – Lake Lillian Fun Days – Lake Lillian
7/31-8/2 – Le Sueur Giant Days – Le Sueur
7/31-8/2 – River City Days – Red Wing
7/31-8/2* – Pola-Czesky Days – Silver Lake

AUGUST

8/1 – Albany Heritage Day – Albany
8/1* – Brandon SummerFest – Brandon
8/1 – Doc “Moonlight” Graham Days – Chisolm
8/1* – Whitewater River Fest – Elba
8/1 – All Pints North – Duluth
8/1 – Hanover Harvest Festival – Hanover
8/1 – Minnesota Food Truck Festival: Minneapolis – Minneapolis
8/1* – Nershfest – Minneapolis
8/1 – Vintage Band Festival – Northfield
8/1 – Paynesville Craft Fair and Car Show – Paynesville
8/1 – Pennock Fun Days – Pennock
8/1* – Hey Day Festival – Tamarack
8/1-8/2* – Tall Timber Days Festival – Grand Rapids
8/1-8/2* – Pioneer Power Threshing Show – Hanley Falls
8/1-8/2 – Powderhorn Art Fair – Minneapolis
8/1-8/2* –SoMi Art Fair (formerly Uptown Art Fair) – Minneapolis
8/1-8/2* – Slavic Experience – St. Louis Park

8/3-8/9* – Minnesota Fringe Festival II – Minneapolis
8/4 – Rockin’ Robbins IV – Willmar
8/4-8/6 – Minnesota Farmfest – Morgan
8/5-8/8 – WE Fest – Detroit Lakes
8/6 – Thursdays Downtown VIII – Rochester
8/6-8/9 – Spirit Valley Days – Duluth
8/6-8/9 – Frequency Flow Fest – Mazeppa
8/6-8/9 – Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival – Richmond
8/6-8/9* – Wells Kernel Days – Wells
8/7* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo V – Apple Valley – NEXT IN 2027
8/7* – Eagan Food Truck Festival – Eagan
8/7* – Summer Nights Pulga I – Saint Paul
8/7-8/8 – Vintage Artisan Market II – Cambridge
8/7-8/8 – Clearwater Heritage Festival – Clearwater
8/7-8/8 – City on the Hill Music Festival – Duluth
8/7-8/8 – Grand Portage Rendezvous Days Celebration Pow Wow – Grand Portage
8/7-8/8 – Hickory Street Ribfest – Mankato
8/7-8/8*- Owatonna Gem Days – Owatonna
8/7-8/8 – Prior Lake Days – Prior Lake
8/7-8/8* – Quarry Days – Sandstone
8/7-8/8* – St. Michael Daze and Knights Festival – St. Michael
8/7-8/8* – Winsted Summer Festival – Winsted
8/7-8/9 – Duluth Trails Festival – Duluth
8/7-8/9 – Flekkefest – Elbow Lake
8/7-8/9 – Pezihutazizi Oyate Traditional Wacipi – Granite Falls
8/7-8/9 – Polska Kielbasa Days – Ivanhoe
8/7-8/9* – Kimball Days – Kimball
8/7-8/9 – Lake Itasca Family Music Festival – Lake Itasca
8/7-8/9 – New Brighton Stockyard Days – New Brighton
8/7-8/9* – Rockford River Days – Rockford
8/7-8/9 – Parkers Prairie Fall Festival – Parkers Prairie
8/7-8/9 – Twin Cities Irish Fest – Saint Paul
8/8 – Crow Wing Viking Festival – Brainerd
8/8* – Tori Finnish Marketplace and Music Festival – Finland
8/8 – Northwoods Art and Book Festival – Hackensack
8/8 – Kasson Festival in the Park – Kasson
8/8* – Float-a-Palooza – Lake City
8/8 – Corn Days – Long Lake
8/8 – Newport Pioneer Day – Newport
8/8* – OtterFest – Ottertail
8/8* – Made in MN Beer Festival – Shakopee
8/8 – Range Iron Pride – Virginia
8/8-8/9* – Festival of Skalds – Cook
8/8-8/9* – East Grand Forks Heritage Days – East Grand Forks
8/8-8/9* – Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival – Minneapolis
8/8-8/9* – Jackalope Art Fair – Minneapolis
8/8-8/10 – Leech Lake Regatta – Walker
8/9* – Czech Heritage Festival – Bechyn
8/9* – Community Hope Fest – Elk River – DISCONTINUED
8/9* – St. Wenceslaus Festival – New Prague

8/10-8/12 – Cokato Corn Carnival – Cokato
8/12-8/16 – Carver County Fair – Waconia
8/13 – Party on the Plaza III – Burnsville
8/13 – Taste of Lakeville – Lakeville
8/13 – Thursdays Downtown IX – Rochester
8/13-8/15 – Ox Cart Days – Crookston
8/14* – Summer Nights Pulga II – Saint Paul
8/14-8/15 – Corcoran Country Daze – Corcoran
8/14-8/15 – Kramarczuk’s Kielbasa Festival – Minneapolis
8/14-8/15 – Sabin Harvest Days – Sabin
8/14-8/16 – Bayfront Blues Festival – Duluth
8/14-8/16* – Iskigamizigan: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Traditional Pow Wow – Onamia
8/14-8/16 – Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days – Oronoco
8/14-8/16* – Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Wacipi – Shakopee
8/15 – Minnesota Food Truck Festival: Anoka – Anoka
8/15* – Cambridge Arts and Crafts Fair – Cambridge
8/15* – Dent Corn Days – Dent
8/15* – Eden Prairie Arts in the Park – Eden Prairie
8/15 – SquidFest – Granite Falls
8/15 – Minnesota Garlic Festival – Hutchinson
8/15 – Gear Head Get Together – Maple Lake
8/15* – Uptown Porchfest – Minneapolis
8/15* – Monticello Lions Brewfest – Monticello
8/15* – Hoghead Festival – Proctor
8/15* – Rockin’ Rush City Car Show and Music Festival – Rush City
8/15* – India Fest – Saint Paul
8/15* – Staples Railroad Days – Staples
8/15* – Vining Watermelon Day – Vining
8/15* – Olcott Park Brew Fest – Virginia
8/15-8/16* – Finn Creek Museum Summer Folk Festival – New York Mills
8/15-8/16* – Perham Pioneer Fest – Perham
8/15-8/16 – Jacs Jam – Shakopee
8/15-8/16 – St. Paul Park Heritage Days – St. Paul Park
8/15-8/16* – Vadnais Heights Heritage Days – Vadnais Heights
8/16 – St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Festival – Corcoran
8/16* – St. Andrew’s Fun Fest – Fairfax
8/16* – Open Streets Cedarfest – Minneapolis
8/16* – Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and Church of St. Mary Community Celebration – New Ulm
8/16* – Como Park Japanese Obon Festival – Saint Paul
8/16 – Veseli Ho-Down at Most Holy Trinity Church – Veseli

8/18-8/23 – Steele County Free Fair – Owatonna
8/19 – Outlaw Music Festival – Shakopee
8/19-8/22 – Common Roots Festival – St. Cloud
8/19-8/23 – Marshall Sounds of Summer – Marshall
8/20-8/23 – Ki-Chi-Saga Days – Chisago City
8/20-8/23 – SEMBA August Bluegrass Festival – Houston
8/21 – Med City Art Festival – Rochester
8/21* – Summer Nights Pulga IV – Saint Paul
8/21-8/22* – Potato Days Festival – Barnesville
8/21-8/23* – Cha Cha Bah Ning Traditional Powwow – Inger
8/21-8/23 – Cornfest – Ortonville
8/21-8/23* – Raymond Harvest Festival – Raymond
8/21-8/23* – Rochester GreekFest – Rochester
8/21-8/23* – Gladiolus Days – St. Charles
8/21-8/23 – Pioneer Days – Verndale
8/21-8/23 – Woodbury Days – Woodbury
8/22* – Askov Rutabaga Festival and Fair – Askov
8/22* – Bemidji Pride – Bemidji
8/22* – Sunset Fest at St. Victoria Parish Family – Victoria
8/22-8/23* – Fort Belmont’s Pioneer Days – Jackson
8/22-8/23 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival I – Shakopee
8/22-8/23* – St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Festival – South St. Paul
8/23* – Church of St. Luke Parish Festival – Clearwater
8/23* – Pierz Oktoberfest – Pierz
8/23* – Sacred Heart Parish Festival – Sauk Rapids
8/23* – St. John’s Church Fall Festival – Searles
8/23* – Clover Valley Farm Fest – Two Harbors

8/26-8/30 – Lakes Bluegrass Festival – Pine River
8/27-8/30 – Minnesota State Fair I – St. Paul
8/27-8/30 – Stiftungsfest – Norwood Young America
8/28* – Summer Nights Pulga V – Saint Paul
8/28-8/30* – Fest du Nord Family Music Festival – Ely
8/28-8/30 – Rural Music Fest – Isle
8/29* – Duluth-Superior Pride Festival – Duluth
8/29* – Minneapolis/Maple Grove Water Lantern Festival – Maple Grove
8/29* – McGregor Wild Rice Days – McGregor
8/29-8/30 – Austin Artworks Festival – Austin
8/29-8/30 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival II – Shakopee
8/30* – Native American Music and Arts Festival – Onamia
8/30* – Millstream Arts Festival – St. Joseph
8/30* – St. Rose of Lima Parish Festival – St. Rosa

8/31-9/7 – Minnesota State Fair II – St. Paul

SEPTEMBER

9/3-9/6* – Milaca Country Fest and Jam – Milaca
9/4* – St. Mary’s Germanfest – Stillwater
9/4-9/5* – Taste of Osakis – Osakis
9/4-9/5* – Monson Lake Opry Festival – Sunburg
9/4-9/5* – Big Muddy Brew ‘N Que – Winona
9/4-9/6* – Oletoberfest – Alexandria
9/4-9/6* – Leech Lake Sagaswe iwe Traditional Powwow – Cass Lake
9/4-9/6* – Ely Harvest Moon Festival – Ely
9/4-9/6* – Radio Waves Music Festival – Grand Marais – DISCONTINUED
9/4-9/6* – Kellogg Watermelon Festival – Wabasha
9/4-9/7 – Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion – Hawley
9/4-9/7* – O-Bah-Shiing Labor Day Celebration Pow Wow – Ponemah
9/5* – Daisy Fest – Albert Lea
9/5 – Lake Superior Harvest Festival – Duluth
9/5* – Grand Rapids Riverfest – Grand Rapids
9/5* – Washington County Bluegrass Festival – Lake Elmo
9/5* – Mankato Pridefest – Mankato
9/5* – Jollof Festival Minneapolis – Minneapolis
9/5* – Monarch Festival/Festival de la Monarca – Minneapolis
9/5* – SLP Art Fair (St. Louis Park Art Fair) – Minneapolis
9/5* – HermannFest – New Ulm
9/5* – Sandhill Crane Arts and Music Festival – Zimmerman
9/5-9/6* – Rock Bend Folk Festival – St. Peter
9/5-9/6* – St. Mary’s Fall Festival – Waverly
9/5-9/7* – Box Car Days – Tracy
9/5-9/7 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival III – Shakopee
9/6* – St. Catherine Church Fall Festival – Redwood Falls
9/6* – St. Mary’s Rice Festival – Stillwater
9/7* – Red Rooster Days – Dassel
9/7* – Waldfest – Stillwater

9/9-9/13 – Defeat of Jesse James Days – Northfield
9/10-9/12 – Burnsville Festival and Fire Muster – Burnsville
9/10-9/12* – Shafer Days – Shafer
9/11* – Latin Music and Food Festival – Chaska
9/11-9/12 – Jordan Heimatfest – Jordan
9/11-9/12* – Guardian Angels Catholic Church Fall Festival – Oakdale
9/11-9/12 – St. Paul Oktoberfest – Saint Paul
9/11-9/13 – Carver Steamboat Days – Carver
9/11-9/13* – Cromwell Harvest Festival – Cromwell
9/11-9/13* – Mendota Mdewakanton Traditional Pow Wow – Mendota
9/11-9/13 – Boxelder Bug Days – Minneota
9/11-9/13 – Taste of Greece Festival – Minneapolis
9/11-9/13 – James J. Hill Days – Wayzata
9/12* – Blaine World Fest – Blaine
9/12* – Burnsville Pride Celebration – Burnsville
9/12* – Columbia Heights Pride – Columbia Heights
9/12* – Art on Fire (Art Block) – Eagan
9/12 – Hinckley Fall Fest – Hinckley
9/12* – Hungarian Harvest Fest – Kimball
9/12* – Bend of the River Fall Festival – Mankato
9/12* – Co-optoberfest – Minneapolis
9/12* – Holy Cross Catholic Church SeptemberFest – Minneapolis
9/12 – Linden Hills Woofstock – Minneapolis
9/12 – Twin Cities Pagan Pride Fall Festival – Minneapolis
9/12* – Utschtallung/Heritage Fair – Mountain Lake
9/12* – North St. Paul Autumn Arts Festival – North St. Paul
9/12 – Happy Days – Ramsey
9/12* – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Red Wing
9/12* – Minnesota Children’s Book Festival – Red Wing
9/12* – CLUES Fiesta Latina – Saint Paul
9/12 – Cloud Coffee Fest – St. Cloud
9/12 – St. Cloud Craft Bev and Ciderfest – St. Cloud
9/12* – Deep Roots Festival – Vargas
9/12 – Nordic Music Fest – Victoria
9/12 – Carver County Pride – Waconia
9/12* – Nickle Dickle Day – Waconia
9/12* – Ethnic Fest – Walker
9/12-9/13 – Edina Fall into the Arts Festival – Edina
9/12-9/13* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest I – Freeport
9/12-9/13* – St. Anastasia Family Fun Fest – Hutchinson
9/12-9/13 – Marigold Days – Mantorville
9/12-9/13* – St. Maron Lebanese Festival – Minneapolis
9/12-9/13* – St. Sahag Armenian Festival – Saint Paul
9/12-9/13 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival IV – Shakopee
9/12-9/13* – Sever’s Fall Festival I – Shakopee
9/12-9/13* – MinnesoThai Street Food Festival – St. Louis Park
9/13* – St. John the Baptist Rock the Lot and Fall Festival – Jordan
9/13* – Church of St. George Fall Harvest Festival – New Ulm
9/13* – Church of St. Anthony Fall Festival – Watkins

9/17-9/19 – New Prague Dožínky Festival – New Prague
9/17-9/20 – Albany Pioneer Days – Albany
9/18 – ¡Viva la Independencia! – Albert Lea
9/18-9/19* – Minnesota Oktoberfest – Delano
9/18-9/19* – Ukrainian Heritage Festival – Minneapolis
9/18-9/19* – Fall Fest at Saint Ambrose – Woodbury
9/18-9/19 – King Turkey Day – Worthington
9/18-9/20 – Grape Stomp – Alexandria
9/18-9/20 – Duluth Oktoberfestival – Duluth
9/18-9/20 – Excelsior Apple Days – Excelsior
9/18-9/20* – La Crescent Applefest USA – La Crescent
9/18-9/20* – Mahkato Wacipi (Pow Wow) – Mankato
9/18-9/20 – Church of the Annunciation SeptemberFest – Minneapolis
9/18-9/20* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days I – Nisswa
9/18-9/20* – Pinenut Festival Powwow – Schurz
9/19* – Chester Bowl Fall Fest – Duluth
9/19* – Flannel Fest at Bent Paddle – Duluth
9/19* – Autumn Acres Farm Fall Festival – Janesville
9/19 – Fall’n Into Fun Fest – Litchfield
9/19 – Rock’n The Grove – Maple Grove
9/19* – Marine Mills Folk School Fall Festival – Marine on St. Croix
9/19 – Art on the Edge Festival – Minneapolis
9/19* – Farm Aid Festival – Minneapolis
9/19* – Powderhorn Porchfest – Minneapolis
9/19* – Pickletoberfest – New York Mills
9/19 – Nisswa Fall Festival – Nisswa
9/19 – Scandinavian Festival – Proctor
9/19 – Latino Fest – Rochester
9/19* – Fall Food Truck Fest – Rosemount
9/19* – Frantober Fest – Sartell
9/19* – Shakopee Food Truck Festival – Shakopee
9/19 – St. Cloud Pride in the Park – St. Cloud
9/19* – ROCtoberfest – St. Louis Park
9/19 – Stewartville Fall Festival – Stewartville
9/19* – Minnesota Salsa Fest – Wadena
9/19* – Harvest Moon Beer and Wine Tasting Festival – Walker – DISCONTINUED
9/19-9/20* – Battle Point Powwow – Federal Dam
9/19-9/20* – St. Peter’s Fall Festival – Forest Lake
9/19-9/20* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest II – Freeport
9/19-9/20 – Lakeville Art Festival – Lakeville
9/19-9/20 – Church of St. Peter Fall Festival – North St. Paul
9/19-9/20 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival V – Shakopee
9/19-9/20* – Sever’s Fall Festival II – Shakopee
9/20* – Almelund Apple Festival – Almelund
9/20* – St. Vincent de Paul Harvest Festival – Brooklyn Park
9/20 – Saint Andrew Fall Festival – Elk River
9/20* – Richfield Penn Fest – Richfield
9/20 – Twin Cities Veg Fest – Saint Paul

9/24-9/26 – Boats and Bluegrass – Winona
9/24-9/27 – Oktoberfest at Ursa Minor Brewing – Duluth
9/25-9/26* – Honktoberfest – Biwabik
9/25-9/27* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days II – Nisswa
9/26* – Guardian Angels Catholic Church Fall Festival – Chaska
9/26 – Crosslake Days – Crosslake
9/26* – Bienvenue Coffee Fest – Duluth
9/26* – Lester River Rendezvous – Duluth
9/26* – St. Gabriel the Archangel Fall Festival – Hopkins
9/26* – Arts and Living History Festival – Marshall
9/26* – Prairie Harvest Fest – Morris
9/26 – Nowthen Heritage Festival – Nowthen
9/26* – Pease Pickle Festival – Pease
9/26 – Wild Rice Festival – Roseville
9/26* – Historic Harvest Fest at Stearns History Museum – St. Cloud
9/26 – Rocktoberfest – St. Joseph
9/26 – Vergas Hairyman Festival – Vergas
9/26* – SeptOberfest – Wabasha
9/26-9/27* – Afton Art in the Park – Afton
9/26-9/27* – Duluth Applepalooza at Beaver River Farm – Duluth
9/26-9/27* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest III – Freeport
9/26-9/27 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival VI – Shakopee
9/26-9/27* – Sever’s Fall Festival III – Shakopee
9/27* – Most Holy Redeemer Parish Fall Festival – Montgomery
9/27* –St. Timothy’s Fall Festival – Maple Lake

OCTOBER

10/2-10/3* – New Ulm Oktoberfest I – New Ulm
10/2-10/4 – Fall Festival at the Anoka County Fairgrounds – Anoka
10/2-10/4* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days III – Nisswa
10/2-10/4 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival VII – Shakopee
10/3* – Atwater Oktoberfest – Atwater
10/3 – Blaine Oktoberfest – Blaine
10/3* – Great Pumpkin Festival – Brainerd
10/3* – Ham Lake Brewfest – Ham Lake
10/3* – Iron Range Pasty Festival – Mt. Iron
10/3 – New Ulm Oktoberfest– New Ulm
10/3* – Babinski Foundation Fall Festival – Pequot Lakes
10/3* – UffDa Fest – Spring Grove
10/3-10/4 – Big Island Rendezvous and Festival – Albert Lea
10/3-10/4* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest IV – Freeport
10/3-10/4* – Johnny Appleseed Days – Lake City
10/3-10/4* – Roseau Fall Harvest Fest – Roseau
10/3-10/4* – Sever’s Fall Festival IV – Shakopee
10/3-10/4 – Rivertown Fall Art Festival – Stillwater
10/3-10/4* – Winona-Dakota Gathering, Homecoming and Wacipi – Winona
10/4*- Smaczne Jablka Apples Fest – Winona

10/6-10/10* – Sandbar Storytelling Festival – Winona
10/8-10/10 – Truckerfest Music Festival – Princeton
10/9-10/10* – New Ulm Oktoberfest II – New Ulm
10/9-10/10 – Twin Cities Oktoberfest – Saint Paul
10/9-10/11* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days IV – Nisswa
10/10* – Aurora Pumpkin Fest – Aurora
10/10 – History Fest at McGowan Farm – Mankato
10/10 – Autumn Brew Review – Minneapolis
10/10* – St. Joe’s Fall Festival – New Hope
10/10* – Schell’s Oktoberfest – New Ulm
10/10-10/11 – Viking Fest Minnesota I – Farmington
10/10-10/11* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest V – Freeport
10/10-10/11 – Apple Festival at Carpenter Nature Center – Hastings
10/10-10/11 – Red Wing Arts Fall Festival – Red Wing
10/10-10/11* – Sever’s Fall Festival V – Shakopee
10/10-10/11 – Stillwater Harvest Fest – Stillwater

10/16-10/18* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest VI – Freeport
10/16-10/18* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days V – Nisswa
10/17* – 22 Northmen Brewery Oktoberfest – Alexandria
10/17* – Marshall Oktoberfest – Marshall
10/17* – Owámni Falling Water Festival – Minneapolis
10/17* – Flannel Fest at Pantown Brewing Co. – St. Cloud
10/17* – Great Pumpkin Festival – St Louis Park
10/17 – American Indian Cancer Foundation’s Powwow for Hope – Saint Paul
10/17-10/18 – Viking Fest Minnesota II – Farmington
10/17-10/18* – Sever’s Fall Festival VI – Shakopee

10/22-10/25* – Oktoberween – Albert Lea
10/23-10/25* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days VI – Nisswa
10/24* – Minnesota Bat Festival – Bloomington
10/24* – Hansen’s Halloween Haunt – Minnetonka
10/24* – Mantorville Fall Festival – Mantorville
10/24-10/25* – Sever’s Fall Festival VII – Shakopee

10/31 – Festival de las Calaveras – Saint Paul

NOVEMBER

11/7* – Tonka Brew Fest – Minnetrista
11/7* – Twin Cities Book Festival – Saint Paul

11/14-11/15* – Festival of Trees – Duluth

11/19-11/22* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum I – Chaska
11/19-11/22* – Glow Holiday Festival I – Saint Paul
11/20-11/22* – Magic of Lights at Viking Lakes I – Minneapolis
11/20-11/22* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights I – Waconia
11/21* – Holiday Fair – Saint Paul
11/21* – MN Christmas Market at Union Depot – Saint Paul
11/21-11/22* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights I – Duluth
11/22* – HollyDazzle Festival of Lights – East Grand Forks

11/23-11/29* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights II – Duluth
11/23-11/29* – Magic of Lights at Viking Lakes II – Minneapolis
11/25-11/29* (Closed 11/26) – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum II – Chaska
11/25-11/29* (Closed 11/26) – Glow Holiday Festival II – Saint Paul
11/26-11/29* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show I – Shakopee
11/27* – Melrose Area Holiday Kickoff – Melrose
11/27* – Nisswa City of Lights Celebration – Nisswa
11/27* – Vergas Small Town Christmas – Vergas
11/27-11/28* – Festival of Lights – Walker
11/27-11/28* – Excelsior Christkindlsmarkt – Excelsior
11/27-11/29* – Kiwanis Holiday Lights I – Mankato
11/27-11/29* – European Christmas Market I – Saint Paul
11/27-11/29* – Country Lights Festival I – Sartell
11/27-11/29* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights II – Waconia
11/28* – MN Made Christmas Market – Alexandria
11/28* – MN Christmas Market at The Madison – Cottage Grove
11/28-11/29* – GSR Fine Art Festival – Mankato
11/28-11/29* – Wadena Christmas Festival – Wadena

DECEMBER

11/30-12/6* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights III – Duluth
11/30-12/6* – Kiwanis Holiday Lights II – Mankato
11/30-12/6* – Magic of Lights at Viking Lakes III – Minneapolis
11/30-12/6* – Country Lights Festival II – Sartell
11/30-12/6* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show II – Shakopee
12/3-12/6* – Glow Holiday Festival III – Saint Paul
12/3-12/6* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights III – Waconia
12/4-12/6* – Afton Village Holiday – Afton
12/4-12/6* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum III – Chaska
12/4-12/6* – Luverne Winterfest – Luverne
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12/4-12/6* – Julmarknad Handcraft Market and Festival – Minneapolis
12/4-12/6* – European Christmas Market II – Saint Paul
12/4-12/6* – Holiday Bazaar at Landmark Center – Saint Paul
12/5* – Weihnachtsfest – Biwabik
12/5* – Delano Old-Fashioned Christmas – Delano
12/5* – Holiday on Main – Lakeville
12/5* – Christmas at the Barn – Pelican Rapids
12/5* – MN Christmas Market at Willow Brooke Farm – Red Wing
12/5* – Jingle and Mingle – Sauk Rapids
12/5* – Maker’s Market – St. Cloud
12/5-12/6* – Christmas in Germany – Saint Paul

12/7-12/13* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights IV – Duluth
12/7-12/13* – Kiwanis Holiday Lights III – Mankato
12/7-12/13* – Magic of Lights at Viking Lakes IV – Minneapolis
12/7-12/13* – Country Lights Festival III – Sartell
12/7-12/13* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show III – Shakopee
12/10-12/13* – Glow Holiday Festival IV – Saint Paul
12/10-12/13* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights IV – Waconia
12/11-12/13* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum IV – Chaska
12/11-12/13* – European Christmas Market III – Saint Paul

12/14-12/20* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights V – Duluth
12/14-12/20* – Kiwanis Holiday Lights IV – Mankato
12/14-12/20* – Magic of Lights at Viking Lakes V – Minneapolis
12/14-12/20* – Country Lights Festival IV – Sartell
12/14-12/20* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show IV – Shakopee
12/17-12/20* – Glow Holiday Festival V – Saint Paul
12/17-12/20* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights V – Waconia
12/18-12/20* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum V – Chaska
12/18-12/20* – European Christmas Market IV – Saint Paul

12/21-12/26* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights VI – Duluth
12/21-12/27* – Kiwanis Holiday Lights V – Mankato
12/21-12/27* – Magic of Lights at Viking Lakes VI – Minneapolis
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25) – Glow Holiday Festival VI – Saint Paul
12/21-12/27* – Country Lights Festival IV – Sartell
12/21-12/27* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show V – Shakopee
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights VI – Waconia
12/25-12/27* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum VI – Chaska

12/28-12/30* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum VII – Chaska
12/28-12/31* – Kiwanis Holiday Lights VI – Mankato
12/28-1/1* – Country Lights Festival V – Sartell
12/28-1/2* – Magic of Lights at Viking Lakes VII – Minneapolis
12/28-1/3* (Closed 1/1) – Glow Holiday Festival VII – Saint Paul
12/31* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights VII – Waconia

JANUARY (2027)

1/8-1/9* – Ice Fest – Breezy Point
1/8-1/10* – Minneapolis Villain Arts Tattoo Festival – Minneapolis

1/13-1/17* – The World Snow Sculpting Championship – Stillwater
1/15-1/16* – Gichi Manidoo Giizis (Great Spirit Moon) Pow Wow – Carlton
1/15-1/17* – Viking Lakes Ice Festival I – Eagan

1/18-1/24* – Viking Lakes Ice Festival II – Eagan
1/19-1/24* – Bold and Cold Winter Festival – Owatonna
1/21-1/24* – Saint Paul Winter Carnival I – Saint Paul
1/22-1/24* – Thief River Falls Frost Fest – Thief River Falls
1/23* – Icebox Days – International Falls

1/25-1/31* – Saint Paul Winter Carnival II – Saint Paul
1/27-1/31* – The Great Northern – Minneapolis/Saint Paul
1/30* – Hot Dish Festival – Mankato
1/30* – Brewsology Beer Fest – Saint Paul

FEBRUARY

2/4-2/6* – Winterfest in Crosslake – Crosslake
2/4-2/7* – Ely Winter Festival I – Ely
2/5-2/6* – Laskiainen Finnish Festival – Aurora
2/5-2/6* – Winter Frolic – Two Harbors
2/6* – Chanhassen February Festival – Chanhassen
2/6* – Luminary Loppet – Minneapolis
2/6* – Fire and Ice Fest – Redwood Falls
2/6* – Plymouth Fire and Ice – Plymouth
2/6* – Stewartville Winterfest – Stewartville

2/8-2/14* – Ely Winter Festival II – Ely
2/12-2/14* – Prairie Island Winter Wacipi – Welch
2/13* – The Big Freeze – Albert Lea
2/13* – Kites on Ice Festival – Buffalo

2/19-2/20* – Big Turn Music Festival – Red Wing
2/20* – Winter Play Day – Bloomington
2/20* – Winter Beer Dabbler – Falcon Heights
2/20* – Winterfest – Stillwater

2/26-2/27* – Grumpy Old Men Festival – Wabasha

MARCH

3/5-3/7* – International Festival of Owls – Houston
3/5-3/7* – Minnesota Bluegrass Winter Weekend – Plymouth
3/6* – Bockfest – New Ulm
3/7* – MNHA Rangotsav Holi Celebration– Maple Grove

3/12-3/14* – The Food and Wine Experience – Eagan
3/12-3/14* – St. Urho’s Celebration – Finland
3/13* – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration – Crosslake
3/13* – Celtic Festival – Moorhead

3/16* – St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration – Saint Paul
3/19* – St. Joseph Festival – Waconia
3/20* – Rochester Thaw Music Festival – Rochester
3/20*- Uncorked:: Minnesota Wine Fest – Saint Paul

3/27* – Student Honoring Pow Wow – Arden Hills
3/27* – Woodlands and High Plains Pow Wow – Moorhead

APRIL

4/9-4/10* –International Festival of Minnesota/IFest – Saint Paul
4/9-4/11* – Winthrop Grackle Days – Winthrop
4/10* –Vergas Maple Syrup Festival – Vergas

4/17* –Iron Range Earth Fest – Virginia

4/22* – Taste of McGregor – McGregor
4/24* – Minnesota Craft Beer Festival – Minneapolis
4/25* –Homegrown Music Festival I – Duluth

4/26-5/2* –Homegrown Music Festival II – Duluth

MAY

5/1* – Rustic Mamas’ Market Spring Shopping Extravaganza – Owatonna
5/1* – Dirty Rotten Biker Fest – Princeton
5/1* – Fraser Festival – Saint Paul

5/7* – Albert Lea Cinco de Mayo – Albert Lea
5/7-5/8* – Mid West Music Fest – Winona
5/7-5/9* – Springtime and Sunshine Festival – Anoka
5/7-5/9* – Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival – Lake Elmo
5/8* – Festiversary at Bent Paddle Brewing Co – Duluth
5/8* – Minnesota Food Truck Festival: Hopkins – Hopkins
5/8-5/9* – White Earth Mother’s Day Pow Wow – White Earth

5/13-5/15* – Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds – Multiple Cities
5/13-5/16* – Infrasound Music Festival – Clarks Grove
5/14-5/15* – Vintage Artisan Market I – Cambridge
5/14-5/16* – Art-A-Whirl – Minneapolis
5/14-5/16* – SEMBA May Bluegrass Festival – Houston
5/15* – Plant Yourself in Gaylord – Gaylord
5/15* – Belwin Bison Festival – Lakeland
5/15* – International Day of Living Together in Peace Festival – Lakeville
5/15* – Made in Minnesota Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Marshall
5/15* – Rochester Pride – Rochester
5/15* – Shakopee Food Truck Festival – Shakopee
5/15* – Cinco de Mayo: Festival Latinos – Willmar
5/15-5/16* – Minnesota Songkran Festival – Saint Paul
5/16* – Spirit Fest – Hibbing
5/16* – Syttende Mai Celebration – Sunburg
5/16* – Honey and Jalapeno Book Fair – Vadnais Heights

5/17-5/23* – Duluth Dylan Fest – Duluth
5/21-5/22* – UtePaLooza Summer Music Festival – Minneapolis
5/21-5/23* – Leech Lake Memorial Day Traditional Powwow – Cass Lake
5/22* –The Great Big Jamboree – Minneapolis
5/23* – Beer, Bands and Bacon Festival – Henricks

5/27-5/29* – Spring into Summer at the Steele County Fairgrounds – Owatonna
5/28-5/29* – Street Faire at the Lakes – Detroit Lakes
5/28-5/29* – Flint Hills Family Festival – Saint Paul
5/28-5/30* – Morristown Dam Days – Morristown
5/28-5/30* – Kickoff Jam – Richmond
5/28-5/30* – St. Francis Pioneer Days – St. Francis
5/29* – Tater Daze Parade and Community Gathering – Brooklyn Park
5/29* – Straight River Art Festival – Faribault
5/29* – Asian Fair – Plymouth
5/29* – WaterFest – Saint Paul
5/29* – Ales in the Alley – Shakopee